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1. Jan ConnalAugust 29, 2009 - 12:26 pm #1

   Thanks so much for posting your reflections. I see many similarities between our FIN projects. Your insights about student identity and motivation ring true to me (based upon our FIN work).

   It really sounds like you have a clear sense of focus for your work, one that can be comfortably embedded into your ongoing practice.

   I’m looking forward to seeing and reading more about what you’re learning!

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2. Myra SnellAugust 30, 2009 - 8:25 am #2

   Hey Mesa FIN team, thanks for posting this reflection! Your video captures the process of inquiry beautifully: the way an inquiry can meander and broaden as you gather more and more data, the hard work of honing the focus, and the epiphanies that come with honest reflection.

   I am also excited by your findings about the power of images in increasing engagement and reading comprehension.

   Keep us posted on what you are learning!

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3. KatieAugust 31, 2009 - 9:26 am #3

   Love this! It would be fun for you to integrate some of this video into your ECCTYC presentation. Wendy, maybe you can go ahead and write that “process” paper you mentioned in the video! –Katie

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4. Lydia AlvarezOctober 13, 2009 - 11:53 am #4

   Making connections between your process and the students’ seems to be leading to really good things. I hear you saying that the students experience is becoming clearer to you (they might need more scaffolding, they might not understand the value of the counselor, they will need to hold the camera more…) You’re showing the benefits of seeing the students’ work as similar to your own inquiry.

   Thanks for sharing.

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5. Marvelina BarceloOctober 13, 2009 - 11:56 am #5

   I enjoyed listening the reflections. It parallels a lot to my reflection on the Cerritos College fin project. It almost seems like we know what we are doing until we come across a speed bump to make us slow down and revisit what we have been doing and ask ourselves if what we are getting is what were looking for. In our project, we have also learned that first semester and first year students have a more difficult time committing to things outside of the classroom. A challenge of our group has been to get students in our math class to participate in a focus group. Nevertheless, I am positive that we will find the right carrot to bring them in and learn new things.

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